| The Forum Factor 8 Live the moment! | |
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| Dates | |
| Semi-finals dates | 23 February 2016 |
| Final dates | 29 February 2016 |
| Host | |
| Venue | Christchurch,  New Zealand
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| Presenter(s) | Brooke Duff |
| Participants | |
| Number of entries | 28 |
| Vote | |
| Voting system | SFs: Each country awardes 12, 10, 8, 6, 4, 2 points for competing countries. GF: Each country awardes 12, 10, 8, 7-1 points for favourite countries. |
| Winning song | New Zealand Jackie Thomas "Until The Last Goodbye" |
| The Forum Factor | |
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Semi-Final 1 - Girls[]
| Draw | Country | Language | Artist | Song | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 |  Switzerland
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English | Jael | In Love Again | 04 | 48 |
| 02 |  Bosnia & Herzegovina
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Bosnian | Anabela | Nocna Patrola | 03 | 56 |
| 03 |  Ecuador
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Spanish | Mirella Cesa | Es Natural | 07 | 23 |
| 04 |  Spain
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English | Electric Nana | Now | 01 | 70 |
| 05 |  Greece
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Greek | Christina Salti | Kano Party | 05 | 48 |
| 06 |  Serbia
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Serbian | Sandra Afrika | Usne Bez Karmina | 06 | 32 |
| 07 | New Zealand
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English | Jackie Thomas | Until The Last Goodbye | 02 | 60 |
12 points[]
| No. | Contestant | Nation(s) giving 12 points |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Bosnia & Herzegovina
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Ecuador, New Zealand |
| Spain
|
Serbia, Switzerland | |
| 1 | Ecuador
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Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Greece
|
RotW | |
| New Zealand
|
Greece | |
| Switzerland
|
Spain |
Semi-Final 2 - Boys[]
| Draw | Country | Language | Artist | Song | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 |  Estonia
|
Estonian | Karl-Erik Taukar | Segased Lood | 02 | 58 |
| 02 |  Türkiye
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Turkish | Soner Sarikabadayi | Tas | 07 | 31 |
| 03 |  Algeria
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French | Merwan Rim | Vous (Belle Inconnue) | 04 | 52 |
| 04 |  Argentina
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Spanish | Axel | Y Que? | 01 | 72 |
| 05 |  Mexico
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English | Diego Boneta | The Hurt | 03 | 54 |
| 06 |  Lebanon
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Arabic | Joseph Attieh | Welak | 06 | 32 |
| 07 |  India
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English | Amit Paul | Judge You | 05 | 38 |
12 points[]
| No. | Contestant | Nation(s) giving 12 points |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Argentina
|
Estonia, India, Turkey |
| 2 | Algeria
|
Argentina, Lebanon |
| 1 | Estonia
|
Mexico |
| Mexico
|
RotW |
Semi-Final 3 - Groups[]
| Draw | Country | Language | Artist | Song | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 |  United States
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English | Linkin Park | Breaking The Habit | 03 | 54 |
| 02 |  Ukraine
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English | The Hardkiss | Stones | 06 | 40 |
| 03 |  Poland
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Polish | Goya | Najlepsze Czeka Nas | 04 | 52 |
| 04 |  Kazakhstan
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Kazakh | Lashyn | Kazagiminn Arwlari-Ay | 07 | 32 |
| 05 |  Israel
|
English | EarlyRise | Memories | 01 | 58 |
| 06 |  Vietnam
|
Vietnamese | Isaac365 feat. OnlyC | Yeu Khong Nghi Pep | 05 | 46 |
| 07 |  Italy
|
English | Lacuna Coil | Trip The Darkness | 02 | 55 |
Semi-Final 4 - Unders[]
| Draw | Country | Language | Artist | Song | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 |  China
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Chinese | G.E.M. | Goodbye | 02 | 60 |
| 02 |  France
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French | Anthony Touma | Le Colere Du Monde | 01 | 62 |
| 03 |  Finland
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Finnish | Diandra | Pida Huolta | 04 | 49 |
| 04 |  Hungary
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English | Anna Patai | Colors | 07 | 27 |
| 05 |  Denmark
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English | Christopher | Crazy | 03 | 54 |
| 06 |  Russia
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Russian | Roma Acorn | Eto I Yest' Lyubov' | 05 | 46 |
| 07 |  Ireland
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English | SOAK | Reckless Behaviour | 06 | 32 |
Grand Final[]
| Draw | Country | Language | Artist | Song | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Argentina
|
Spanish | Axel | Y Que? | 04 | 124 |
| 02 | Spain
|
English | Electric Nana | Now | 03 | 126 |
| 03 | Mexico
|
English | Diego Boneta | The Hurt | 13 | 79 |
| 04 | Denmark
|
English | Christopher | Crazy | 14 | 77 |
| 05 | China
|
English | G.E.M. | Goodbye | 02 | 136 |
| 06 | France
|
French | Anthony Touma | La Colere Du Monde | 05 | 118 |
| 07 | Algeria
|
French | Merwan Rim | Vous (Belle Inconnue) | 15 | 63 |
| 08 | New Zealand
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English | Jackie Thomas | Until The Last Goodbye | 01 | 147 |
| 09 | Switzerland
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English | Jael | In Love Again | 06 | 116 |
| 10 | Israel
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English | EarlyRise | Memories | 07 | 108 |
| 11 | Finland
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Finnish | Diandra | Pida Huolta | 09 | 94 |
| 12 | Bosnia & Herzegovina
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Bosnian | Anabela | Nocna Patrola | 11 | 88 |
| 13 | Poland
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Polish | Goya | Najlepsze Czeka Nas | 10 | 94 |
| 14 | Estonia
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Estonian | Karl-Erik Taukar | Segased Lood | 12 | 87 |
| 15 | Italy
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English | Lacuna Coil | Trip The Darkness | 08 | 108 |
| 16 | United States
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English | Linkin Park | Breaking The Habit | 16 | 59 |
12 points[]
| No. | Contestant | Nation(s) giving 12 points |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Israel
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Ecuador, Italy, Ukraine, USA |
| 3 | Argentina
|
Kazakhstan, New Zealand, Serbia |
| France
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Denmark, Hungary, Switzerland | |
| New Zealand
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Finland, Greece, Poland | |
| Spain
|
Algeria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Mexico | |
| 2 | China
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France, Vietnam |
| Finland
|
Ireland, Lebanon | |
| United States
|
China, Israel | |
| 1 | Algeria
|
Russia |
| Bosnia & Herzegovina
|
Estonia | |
| Denmark
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India | |
| Estonia
|
Spain | |
| Poland
|
Turkey | |
| Switzerland
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Argentina |